Brittney Griner Playoffs History

Last Modified Jan 31, 2025 08:40 GMT
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Brittney Griner in Action

The veteran center Brittney Yvette Griner plays for the Atlanta Dream in the WNBA as of January 2025. She played college basketball at Baylor University from 2009 to 2013. In her junior season, she won the NCAA championship and was named the NCAA Tournament Most Outstanding Player. During that season, she averaged 23.2 points, 9.4 rebounds, and 5 blocks per game.

Griner is a three-time Olympic gold medalist with the U.S. women's national basketball team and a 10-time WNBA All-Star. She won a championship with the Phoenix Mercury in 2014. Additionally, she has been a two-time WNBA scoring champion (2017, 2019) and led the league in blocks a record eight times (2013–2019, 2021). In the 2024 WNBA regular season, Griner averaged 17.8 points, 6.6 rebounds, 2.3 assists, and 1.5 blocks per game. Griner also had a remarkable career outside the WNBA, playing for top international teams like the Zhejiang Golden Bulls (2013–2014), Beijing Great Wall (2014–2015), and UMMC Ekaterinburg (2015–2022). She won three Russian National League titles (2015–2017) and four EuroLeague championships (2016, 2018, 2019, 2021) with UMMC Ekaterinburg. In 2025, Griner joined the 3x3 basketball league, Unrivaled, becoming its 24th player. She plays for Team Phantom BC in Unrivaled.

Brittney Griner Playoffs Appearances

As of January 2025, Brittney Griner has reached the WNBA Playoffs in nine of her eleven seasons in the league. She only missed playoffs in the 2020 and 2023 WNBA seasons since she was drafted by Mercury in 2014. Out of those nine playoff appearances, she advanced to the WNBA Finals twice, first in 2014 and then again in 2021. Brittney Griner her only championship in 2014 with the Phoenix Mercury.

The years of her playoff appearances are as follows in the table:

Player NameTeam Playoff Year
Brittney GrinerPhoenix Mercury2013
Brittney GrinerPhoenix Mercury2014
Brittney GrinerPhoenix Mercury2015
Brittney GrinerPhoenix Mercury2016
Brittney GrinerPhoenix Mercury2017
Brittney GrinerPhoenix Mercury2018
Brittney GrinerPhoenix Mercury2019
Brittney GrinerPhoenix Mercury2021
Brittney GrinerPhoenix Mercury2024

What is Brittney Griner's playoff win-loss Record?

As of January 2025, Brittney Griner has played 47 matches in the WNBA postseason, and out of 47 games 24 wins and 23 losses.

In the 2024 season, Brittney Griner and the Phoenix Mercury faced the Minnesota Lynx in the first round of the WNBA playoffs, where Griner averaged 17.0 points and 5.5 rebounds per game. Unfortunately, the Mercury lost both games in that round, ending their playoff run for the year.

Player NameTeamSeasonOpponentPoints scored overall
Brittney GrinerPhoenix Mercury2013Los Angeles Sparks (WCS)34
Brittney GrinerPhoenix Mercury2013Minnesota Lynx(WCF)19
Brittney GrinerPhoenix Mercury2014Los Angeles Sparks (WCS)27
Brittney GrinerPhoenix Mercury2014Minnesota Lynx(WCF)59
Brittney GrinerPhoenix Mercury2014Chicago Sky (WNBA FINAL)31
Brittney GrinerPhoenix Mercury2015Tulsa Shock (WCS)42
Brittney GrinerPhoenix Mercury2015Minnesota Lynx(WCF)24
Brittney GrinerPhoenix Mercury2016Indiana Fever (First Round) 18
Brittney GrinerPhoenix Mercury2016New York Liberty (2nd Round)22
Brittney GrinerPhoenix Mercury2016Minnesota Lynx (semi)27
Brittney GrinerPhoenix Mercury2017Seattle Storm (First Round)23
Brittney GrinerPhoenix Mercury2017Connecticut Sun (2nd Round)26
Brittney GrinerPhoenix Mercury2017Los Angeles Sparks (Semi)52
Brittney GrinerPhoenix Mercury2018Dallas Wings (Round One)17
Brittney GrinerPhoenix Mercury2018Connecticut Sun (2nd Round)27
Brittney GrinerPhoenix Mercury2018Seattle Storm (Semi)107
Brittney GrinerPhoenix Mercury2019Chicago Sky (Round One)06
Brittney GrinerPhoenix Mercury2021New York Liberty (R1)16
Brittney GrinerPhoenix Mercury2021Seattle Storm(R2)23
Brittney GrinerPhoenix Mercury2021Las Vegas Aces (Semi)108
Brittney GrinerPhoenix Mercury2021Chicago Sky (WNBA FINAL)93
Brittney GrinerPhoenix Mercury2024Minnesota Lynx (R1)34

Brittney Griner Conference Finals Record

As of the previous WNBA playoffs format, Brittney Griner has played conference finals three times in 2013, 2014 and 2015. Since the 2016 season, the conference finals were replaced by the WNBA semifinals. Griner has reached the WNBA semifinals four times as of January 2025.

FAQs on Brittney Griner

A. As of January 2025, Brittney Griner has been selected 10 times for the WNBA All-Star Game.

A. Brittney Griner was drafted as number one overall by the Phoenix Mercury in the 2013 WNBA Draft.

A. As of January 2025, Brittney Griner has made two appearances in the WNBA Finals.

A. As of January 2025, Brittney Griner has played 47 playoff games in the WNBA.

A. Brittney Griner attended Nimitz High School in Houston, Texas. 

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